Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to holiday closure: however market active with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Very good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.79/cwt on 250 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.08 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$357.79

250 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$824

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$127.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.64

vs KY average

+16.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	360.47	2,021	240
Medium and Large 2-3	542	300.26	1,628	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	232.50	1,197	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.97/cwt here — about $824 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale250 hd

357.79

—

KY average13 barns · 587 hd

339.14

+18.64

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

+16.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−48.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,524	201.82	3,075	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	170.18	2,059	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	165.61	2,477	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	154.04	1,530	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,769	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	385.50/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	296.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	301.64/cwt	294.00–307.00	2,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	313.22/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	363.67/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,087	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	384.30/cwt	374.00–400.00	1,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	377.68/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	377.00/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	331.83/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	321.48/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,446	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	372.94/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,469	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	334.24/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	370.12/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,091	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,007	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	975	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	271.02/cwt	265.00–274.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	393.27/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	839	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	275.17/cwt	245.00–288.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	297.95/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	880	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	518	302.33/cwt	300.00–304.50	1,566	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	166.58/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,589	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	167.28/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,030	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	154.34/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	157.15/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	179.42/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,193	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	152.67/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,595	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	174.80/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	213.44/cwt	207.00–222.00	3,643	6
Bulls	—	—	1,432	196.01/cwt	185.00–206.00	2,807	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,487.75/head	3,325.00–3,575.00	3,488	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,948	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	341.37/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,738	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,288	2,498.16/head	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,198	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	293.61/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	747	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	315.64/cwt	303.00–332.50	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	629	355.04/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,233	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	307.11/cwt	302.50–313.00	2,380	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	379.66/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,659	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,241	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,902	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	301.79/cwt	279.00–309.00	2,152	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	367.15/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,913	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	358.64/cwt	333.00–367.00	2,094	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	340.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	410.78/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	370.78/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	303.58/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	337.79/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	382.42/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	322.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	389.80/cwt	376.00–398.50	2,058	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	348.95/cwt	342.50–366.00	2,219	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	295.90/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	7

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jul 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 624Year ago 1,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 26Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 28

No market comparison with last week due to holiday closure: however market active with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Very good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	326	373.00–380.00	377.68
5	400–450	420	331.00–335.00	331.83
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	530	325.00–330.00	327.57
6	550–600	560	315.00–326.00	321.48
6	600–650	616	280.00–315.00	297.95
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	755	265.00–274.00	271.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	880	252.50	252.50
1	950–1000	975	239.00	239.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	390.00–395.00	393.27
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	603	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	303.00–332.50	315.64
6	500–550	526	292.50–312.50	303.58
3	550–600	575	281.00–300.00	293.61
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
7	700–750	745	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
219	600–650	629	351.00–358.00	355.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	437	350.00–383.00	379.66
31	450–500	489	389.00	389.00
85	500–550	521	350.00–382.00	367.15
147	550–600	584	333.00–367.00	358.64
11	600–650	611	320.00–350.00	340.44
75	650–700	680	329.50	329.50
36	700–750	713	279.00–309.00	301.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	337.50	337.50
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	381.00–390.00	385.50
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	614	292.50–325.00	313.22
3	650–700	692	290.00–310.00	296.70
1	700–750	740	251.00	251.00
4	750–800	775	245.00–288.00	275.17
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	518	300.00–304.50	302.33
1	550–600	585	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	572	320.00–330.00	322.33
1	650–700	690	261.00	261.00
2	700–750	747	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	357	437.50	437.50
8	400–450	426	374.00–400.00	384.30
6	450–500	453	376.00–382.00	377.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
14	550–600	574	355.00–367.50	363.67
5	600–650	618	330.00–338.00	334.24
1	650–700	680	321.00	321.00
7	700–750	732	294.00–307.00	301.64
4	750–800	782	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	830	288.00	288.00
4	900–950	908	279.00	279.00
1	950–1000	950	262.50	262.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	403	400.00–432.50	410.78
73	500–550	528	376.00–398.50	389.80
17	550–600	565	370.00–371.00	370.12
26	600–650	636	342.50–366.00	348.95
33	650–700	662	340.00–378.00	372.94
13	700–750	711	344.00	344.00
12	750–800	775	302.50–313.00	307.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	839	319.00	319.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	340.00–410.00	382.42
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	458	367.50–377.50	370.78
11	500–550	509	327.50–345.00	341.37
6	550–600	574	320.00–353.00	337.79
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	675	282.00–310.00	295.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	3,325.00–3,575.00	3,487.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,498.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	140.00–142.00	141.21
6	—	954	162.00–171.00	166.58
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
7	—	1,045	148.00–161.00	152.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	165.00–172.00	167.28
4	—	1,298	150.00–161.00	154.34
4	—	1,551	174.00–176.00	174.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	165.00–167.00	165.98
4	—	1,178	150.00–161.00	157.15
7	—	1,222	175.00–186.00	179.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,707	207.00–222.00	213.44
12	—	1,432	185.00–206.00	196.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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